What do you think? Comment hereBut in Europe the GM crop area fell as Germany, France, Austria, Greece, Hungary and Luxemburg all banned Monsanto's bt maize because of health and environmental concerns.No new crops

The campaign group GM Freeze said globally the same six countries still dominated GM cropping with the US, Brazil, Argentina, India, Canada and China accounting for 95 per cent of all GM crops.

It said GM soybeans, maize, cotton and canola accounted for more than 99 per cent of all plantings demonstrating that, 'no new GM crops have been adopted on any scale since GM crops were first grown commercially'.

'The world continues to demand and rely on non-GM crops, while the GM industry continues mainly to produce animal feed and biofuels,' said GM Freeze campaigner Pete Riley.

'The ISAAA report reveals that in many countries the appeal of GM crops is waning, and the growth they claim is heavily dependent on a handful of countries,' he said.Brazilian growth

For 2010, the ISAAA said it expected significant increases once again in GM soybean, maize and cotton production in Brazil. Pakistan, the fourth-largest cotton growing country, is also predicted to see the commercialisation of GM cotton.

The report also suggested that the Malawi, Kenya, Uganda and Mali would all adopt GM cotton and/or maize.

But GM Freeze said farmers should avoid 'expensive GM models'. A view backed by the work of US crop scientist Professor Jonathan Lynch who told a recent meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science that African farmers needed systems that required no 'fertilisation'.

'African farmers are poor and fertilisers take fossil fuels to manufacture. A pound of fertiliser in Malawi costs ten times more than it does in Europe. With an average daily wage of $.80 it is not realistic for African farmers to buy fertiler,' said Professor Lynch.GM crop cultivation by country